PedroNole

+1

My little way of bucking the system

Bull

Sorry, but your shot at the Northeast misses again! See my post #14, along with many others above.

hailwood

I have been towing a trailer with EZ pass for over 10 years. Never been charged more than tfor just the tow vehicle. Dont ask, Dont tell!! they have no idea.

Z-man

Apparently, on the NY State Thruway tolls, they don't have the axle sensors, and as such, you can only go through the automated lanes with EZ Pass if you obtain a special (free) tag:
Link: http://www.nysthruway.gov/ezpass/towing.html

If you don't have this special tag, you need to go through a manned EZ-Pass / Cash lane, and state to the teller that you have extra axles. They will then adjust your EZ-Pass changes and let you through.

Not sure if this applies to other NY state tolls, but that is the case for the NY Thruway.

-Z-man.

Bull

Z, never have done that on the Thruway, and never have had any problem. Maybe what you are reading is out of date????

You are digging too deep....just do it!

MUSSBERGER

Yeah OK

Brian P

I don't know about that. I've been on the NY Thruway lots of times and always go through the automated lanes. I have yet to get a bill or a letter saying that I'm doing something wrong. The signs on the Thruway appear to be very explicit that I'm supposed to stay in the automated lanes.

Qwickrick

NYS has a blue EZ pass for towing a trailer. It's no charge and will avoid hassles with DMV and EZ pass when you go through a EZ pass lane that doesn't have the proper sensors.

dan212

Technically, you are supposed to use a different EZ-Pass when pulling a trailer. I checked with them. I have the normal white EZ-Pass and a "Pink" one for pulling a trailer

Sean F

http://www.ezpass.com/static/faq/misc.shtml#tow

DrJupeman

To save others the click:

"I sometimes pull a camper or trailer with my vehicle. Can I still use my tag?

Yes. In this instance the equipment in the lane is designed to identify that your vehicle is pulling a trailer and you will be charged accordingly. However, if you think this will be a regular occurrence, you should call the Customer Service Center and have them send you a tag programmed for the vehicle classification you use most frequently. You should never use your tag in a vehicle type other than the one you initially requested (i.e. Car tag in a tractor-trailer)."

Bull

My towing to track events is deffinitely NOT a "regular occurance", at least not regular enough for me!

Alan G.

Easy there Texas, or I'll come on down and get me some 15 years old wives.[

QUOTE=Veloce Raptor;5306220]Sounds like people in the northeast are 20 years behind the times technology-wise.

Also sounds like make-work for the overpaid unionized toll booth "workers"...

[/QUOTE]

Alan Herod

I once went through manual gate and the clerk told me I did not need too -- subsequently I called Maryland EZ pass and they said they counted axles automatically. My statements which included towing to MO, WG, VIR, and others clearly show that they are charging more for towing then for the truck by itself. Also, at first I mistakenly put one easy pass in the car being towed and this resulted in a very high toll. Two near simultaneous tolls for 8 axles. Don't do that.

Some of the toll lanes say vehicles less then 5 ton GVW or something like that and I have usually ignored that sign. Should be pretty close.

Larry Herman

JUST DO IT!

It's always easier to beg for forgiveness than it is to get permission.